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José Ferrer

American actor and director (1912-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 80

José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992.

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2012Distinguished Americans seriesAward1992Died26 January 19921990Hired to KillFilm, Rallis1986Blood & OrchidsSeries, Walter Bergman1984Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAwardDuneFilm, 1984Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV1983The BeingFilm, Mayor Gordon Lane1982American PlayhouseSeries, Professor Leeds1981Bloody BirthdayFilm, Doctor1980Magnum, P.I.Series, Robert CaineGideon's TrumpetFilm, 1980Abe Fortas1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Carlos1978FedoraFilm, Doctor Vando1976Crash!Film, Marc Denne1975Medical StorySeries, Dr. William Knowland1968The Little Drummer BoyFilm, Ben Haramed (voice)1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesNine Hours to RamaFilm, 1963Superintendent Das1961Return to Peyton PlaceFilm, Director1959The Bell Telephone HourSeries1957The Lux ShowSeries1955The Cockleshell HeroesFilm, Director1954Producers' ShowcaseSeries1953Miss Sadie ThompsonFilm, Alfred Davidson1952Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAwardTony Award for Best DirectorAwardMoulin RougeFilm, 1952Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec1951Academy Award for Best ActorAward1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesJoan of ArcFilm, 1948The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France1947Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAward1912Born8 January 1912

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  • Lawrence of Arabia 1962
  • The Caine Mutiny 1954
  • Cyrano de Bergerac 1950
  • To Be or Not to Be 1983
  • Fedora 1978

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

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Awards

Distinguished Americans series2012
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami1984
Tony Award for Best Director1952
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play1952
Academy Award for Best Actor1951
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play1947
National Medal of Arts
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Donaldson Awards

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He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican-born actor to win an Academy Award.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1992 · aged 80

In the same film or series as José

Rita HayworthAlso in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)Claudette ColbertAlso in The Secret Fury (1950)Otto PremingerAlso in Whirlpool (1950)Horst BuchholzAlso in Nine Hours to Rama (1963)John HustonAlso in Moulin Rouge (1952)Mary Louise WellerAlso in Blood Tide (1982)